Scottish Episcopal Church takes gay marriage step
from BBC News:
The Scottish Episcopal Church’s General Synod has made the first steps of any Anglican Church in the UK towards allowing gay marriage in church.
The synod voted that a change to its Canon law governing marriage should be sent for discussion to the church’s seven dioceses.
A further vote will happen at next year’s synod.
The proposal would remove the doctrinal clause which states that marriage is between a man and a woman.
There would be a “conscience clause” for those who would not want to conduct a same-sex marriage.
See also: GAFCON offers alternative oversight to Scottish Anglicans, from Anglican Ink.
and: Et tu Episcopus? The Scottish Episcopal Church and SSM, by David Robertson, The Wee Flea